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Originally Posted by moosenose
There was really no reason for the US to go to war with Nazi Germany during WWII.
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http://library.thinkquest.org/15511/timeline/1941.htm
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Japanese Imperial Fleet bombs US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
The United States of America declares war on the Empire of Japan, December 8, 1941
China declares war on the Axis, December 9, 1941
Japanese capture Guam, December 10, 1941
Germany and Italy declare war on US, December 11, 1941
United States declares war on Germany and Italy, December 11, 1941
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So, it is not a really good reason for the United States to declare war on a country that declared war on us first (Germany), yet it is a really good reason to go into Iraq with no provocation or evidence that military action is warranted?